Works for me with 3.0.3. Which USE boxes did you tick on your vlc install?_________________backend.cpp:92:2: warning: #warning TODO - this error message is about as useful as a cooling unit in the arctic

Yes, this is a use flag combination issue that unfortunately went unnoticed during testing phase. Will be fixed in -r1, in the meantime please rebuild with USE=vcd and it should be fixed._________________backend.cpp:92:2: warning: #warning TODO - this error message is about as useful as a cooling unit in the arctic